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Sophia A. McClennen is Professor of International Affairs and Comparative Literature at the Pennsylvania State University. She writes on the intersections between culture, politics, and society. Her latest book is "Trump Was a Joke: How Satire Made Sense of a President Who Didn't."

Silhouettes of students with graduate caps in a row on sunset background (Getty Images)

Universities are still not held accountable for the student debt mental health crisis

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Trevor Noah speaks onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Trevor Noah’s wit is an effective weapon against white supremacy and defense of police violence

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Samantha Bee, Trevor Noah, John Oliver and Kate McKinnon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Comedy Central/NBC/TBS/Warner Media Group)

Is political comedy dead now?

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Rush Limbaugh poses for a Portrait on July 6th, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

Rush Limbaugh’s toxic patriotism will be his worst legacy

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Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

With Biden in office, can we finally get some sleep?

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Supporters of President Trump rally outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 3, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland. Trump arrived at the hospital yesterday after testing positive for COVID-19. (Alex Edelman/Getty Images)

Another mess left by Trump: A cult of die-hard followers whose delusions run deep

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U.S. President Donald Trump pauses during a news conference at the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House February 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Why Donald Trump is failing at making his dictator dreams a reality

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A bus with an image of U.S. President Donald Trump sits next to the crowd during a campaign rally at Richard B. Russell Airport on November 01, 2020 in Rome, Georgia. With two days to go until election day, Donald Trump is campaigning in Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Trump’s sore winners make even worse losers: Why his loss is inflaming an already delusional base

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Donald Trump (Getty Images)

Trump and his supporters have made a mockery of U.S. patriotism

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Protesters leave a signed placard for the Indiana Governor on the doors of the Indiana Statehouse during the We Will Not Comply anti mask rally. People protest against both the Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsetts mask order and Indiana governor Eric Holcomb's extension of the state shutdown. The U.S. Department of Health recorded a total of 3,898,550 infections, 143,289 death and 1,802,338 recovered since the beginning of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A field guide to the pandemic deniers

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How the Trump team turned “an abundance of caution” into a lack of concern

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Protester holds an "All lives matter" sign (Getty Images)

The tortured logic of racism: A field guide to the “arguments” against Black Lives Matter protests

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Planet Of The Humans poster | Michael Moore (Ozzie Zehner/AP Photo/Evan Agostini/Invision/Salon)

Why “Planet of the Humans,” Michael Moore’s new film about green energy, is so controversial

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Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, and John Oliver (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/TBS/John Filo/CBS/Lloyd Bishop/NBC/HBO)

How late night comedy shows are making sense of absurd and reckless coronavirus responses

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Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders (AP Photo/Salon)

Bernie Sanders isn’t too “fragile” a candidate to run against Donald Trump

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Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in Queensbridge Park on October 19, 2019 in Queens, New York City. (Photo by (Bauzen/GC Images)

The “Bernie Blackout” appears to be over: How will the media cover the Sanders campaign now?

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United States Marines from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Marines watch the explosion after calling in an airstrike during a gunbattle as part of an operation to clear the area of insurgents near Musa Qaleh, in northern Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

The real outrage of the Afghanistan war papers that no one wants to talk about

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Michael Moore in "Bowling For Columbine" (Metro Goldwyn Meyer)

Why Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine” matters now more than ever

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Trevor Noah, Michael Che, Samantha Bee and Seth Meyers (Comedy Central/TBS/NBC)

Why we need serious Trump jokes: From “SNL” to Colbert, comedians make sense out of impeachment

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Shot of a young man studying in a college library and looking stressed (Getty Images/ People Images)

Why are college students so stressed out? It’s not because they’re “snowflakes”

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Former Vice President Joe Biden; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (AP/Getty/Salon)

Why the “political center” is a dangerous myth — and how it could cost Democrats the 2020 election

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President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Williams Arena in Greenville, N.C., Wednesday, July 17, 2019. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Racism, Inc.: How Donald Trump profits from xenophobia

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Donald Trump ad using a stock photo model (YouTube/Donald J Trump)

Will lies win the 2020 election?

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Former Daily Show Host Jon Stewart testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on reauthorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty/Zach Gibson)

Jon Stewart, defender of American values: How comedians are redefining patriotism now

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